New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
MR. VLASTO ANXIOUSLY SOUGHT
CREDITORS UNABLE TO FIND HIM.

HE OWES 100000 AND SAYS HE WILL RETURN IN
HALF AN HOUR v--DUT HE DOESN'T
Fifty or more creditors OF s. j. Vlasto climbed two
flights OF stairs at No 16 Beaverst yesterday afternoon
to present their claims. They read on the glass door OF
room No H. under the printed name OF Vlasto Broth
ers" "will in half an hour" At sundown the no
tice still there. Mr. Nlasto Is Greek
aud he alone constituted the firm Of Nasto Brothers.
whose legitimate business was ship brokerage But ne
has for years spcculated In wheat options and Is
said been long, on the market which mas gone
DOWN Yesterday morning Colonel Edward Hincken
chairman OF the Complaint Committee OF the Produce
Exchange received notice from d. Platt, president
of the Central Refining Company that Mr. Nlasto was
unable To meet his engagements. Mr.. Platt lncloseu
check for So 600 the seaboard National Bank given
in payment Of consignment OF case oil shipped 10
Alexandria, Egypt, which had been returned protes'eu
Mr. ylasto had given the check 10 secure the bills OF
lading which he afterward negotiated He was last at
his Office on Thursday. lie owes about 100000. The
other claims are smaller than that OF the Central OIL
Company. Paul Worth, OF the Produce Exchange mas
one OF $1,000. lie contracted this debt on grain
Mr Viasto made himself prominen during the Russian
Bulgaria war excitement year ago, ana many Oh tIe
sensational dispatches distributed In the grain rng are
said to have emanatcd fom him. He was generally 10
he found In the wheat ring" or at tne "ucKer,
nnblsbeJ that the port Of Odessa had been
closed Upon this wheat went up and he sold many boat
loads on the advance The next day the rimors were
contra,ctcd; wheat went down and hc bought DacR;
Upon this little speculation be is SAID "a nave turheu
about 81 Irolt Lately he sold considerable wheat
for shipment Slarselles and at lower hgure than
Others sell investigation will be held by The
Complaint Committee tom rrow - ~,
Mr. Vlaso has been in the Produce and Maritime Ex-
change about five years and popular among business
men. lie Of medium height, stout
and had side whiskers and q mnstache ne
lived at the Dakota nss lie took his lunch daily WIN
associates lie Hoffman" IN Beaver-st HIS brother
Denitrio VasO, who clerk In his oitce refused 10
any thing about the matter although lie seeeu HUGH
/ excited.
Mr. Vaso paid 81 800 year for his apartments IN the
Dakota. furnished IN costly style lie ha
lease three aud had lived there about ana
half with his wife AMI son about eevenyears ou his
,roher aso had a room with him. They kept three ser
wants. The lie of Mr.. Nasto and his family was
secluded They drive frequently and attended
the theatre often ring last week the outer door
OF Mr. Vas,o's apartment has been Kept closed, wnWn
caused comment on Thursday evening he anu his WIG
and child and the servants carrying several vase went
down In and thence To the elevated station
at venty secons The ants returned IN ABOUT an
hour. No directions lett with the servants IA 70
where letters might be forwarded. One Of them SAID
yesterday that Mr. yiaslo aud is family had gone away
but she she expected them back In day or TWO.